GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data (HDF5), Version 33

Data Contributors HANCOCK, DAVID ZWALLY, H. JAY SPINHIRNE, JAMES DIMARZIO, JOHN Parameters AEROSOLS > AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS CLOUDS > CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS Instruments ALTIMETERS GLAS : GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM LIDAR : LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING

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GLAH11 Level-2 thin cloud/aerosol optical depths data contain thin cloud and aerosol optical depths. A thin cloud is one that does not completely attenuate the lidar signal return, which generally corresponds to clouds with optical depths less than about 2.0. Each data granule has an associated browse product.

Version 33 Summary

For information about Version 33, see the NSIDC ICESat Description of Data Releases page.

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Zwally, H., R. Schutz, D. Hancock, and J. Dimarzio. 2013. GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data (HDF5). Version 33. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA204.

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• ICESat/GLAS web site at NASA Wallops Flight Facility
• ICESat/GLAS web site at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• ICESat/GLAS web site at University of Texas
• ICESat/GLAS Data at NSIDC
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